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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Jeffery Ray Owens, Panama City, FL (US);
Rashelle S. McDonald, Panama City, FL (US);
Dmytro Volkov, Lowell, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Rose Bengal for detecting a presence of and decomposing contaminants. A method of detecting the presence of a contaminant includes treating a substrate with Rose Bengal and exposing the substrate to a light having a wavelength within the visible spectrum. A response of the Rose Bengal is monitored during the light exposure. When a contaminant is present and is exposed to the light, a conversion of the Rose Bengal between a quinoid form and a lactone form is induced.